Paper for Psych and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Student In 450–500 words, address the following: Learning From Experiences Revisit the goals and objectives from your Practicum Experience Plan. Ex

1. Goal: to be able and prioritize and develop differential diagnoses for psychiatric patients

1. Objective: learn signs and symptoms the patient present with to know all potential diagnoses that may be possible

2. Objective: knowing what psychiatric tools may be used to help with differential diagnoses

3. Objective: by week five of the course be confident to know at least three potential differential diagnosis for a patient during an initial comprehensive assessment

1. Goal: Knowing the appropriate psychiatric medication to prescribe to psychiatric patients

1. Objective: learn of the most commonly used drugs in the treatment of psychiatric disorders

2. Objective: review and be knowledge of common side effects of medications used for psychiatric disorders

3. Objective: by week three be confident is knowing medication used to treat common psychiatric disorders and the correct dose to initiate or use to maintain symptoms

1. Goal: Identify ethical and legal dilemmas with ways to resolve

1. Objective: understand the laws when psychiatric patients care is involved

2. Objective: know what resources are available to assist with legal issues pertaining to psychiatric patients

3. Objective: by the end of the course understand the; laws of my state when dealing with mental health patient and their rights

1. Goal: selecting correct screening tool /instrument for appropriate clinical situation

1. Objective: review commonly used assessment tools used in comprehensive assessment to assist with mental status

2. Objective: know when and what tool to use to assess patients who presents with psychiatric disorders

3. Objective: by week five be able to identify the appropriate tool to use and know how to conduct the assessment using that tool independently with mentors feedback